Fri 26/07/2019

Now this is more interesting. This is the third time I have found a moth that my field guide reckons to be rare in the UK, but in the 10 years or so since the edition was printed, populations have changed dramatically. The Jersey tiger moth is virtually a highly ornamental and common addition to the south-east now, and the toadflax brocade moth is a regular find. My field guide says that there have only been about 50 records in the UK of the Dewick’s plusia shown here, but UKMothIdentification says “The species is now established in a few parts of the south-east.”